William Carey News

Rebecca Spencer and Philip Fortenberry debut new concert in Las Vegas. Learn how to purchase tickets!

On Tuesday, the Cleveland Institute of Music announced the 12 scholars named to its 2023 Future of Music Faculty Fellowship (FMFF), a one-of-a-kind program nurturing the academic careers of young Black and Latinx professionals and a cornerstone in CIM's wide-ranging commitment to changing the face of classical music.  

LLT will continue its “60th Sensational Season” with the Mississippi classic “WHY I LIVE AT THE P.O.” It runs over two weekends for six performances.  Evenings are February 26-27 & March 5-6 at 730pm, and on Sundays, February 28 and March 7, the matinees are at 2pm.

Learn all about the Ambassador Theater's best known shows including Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, plus the many stars to have graced the stage in Chicago and much more!

Laurel Little Theatre opens its “60th Sensational Season” with the Southern comedy, “DOUBLEWIDE, TEXAS.”

Laurel Little Theatre continues its 59th season with a November production of the Neil Simon comedy a?oeBROADWAY BOUNDa??

Renowned pianist, composer and Columbia, Miss. native Philip Fortenberry will bring his masterful piano playing, exciting storytelling, beautiful music and southern charm home to Mississippi for a solo benefit concert, "Coming Home, One Night Only" at his alma mater, William Carey University, during the Homecoming celebration in the 1,200-seat Thomas Fine Arts Center Auditorium, 710 William Carey Parkway in Hattiesburg, Miss. on Friday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the concert with benefit WCU's Winters School of Music and Ministry Studies' new Strings Program and help support the Steinway Program.

Laurel Little Theatre continues their 57th season with the Michael Frayn comedy "NOISES OFF" running the first weekend of March under the direction of Sam Buchanan.

As a versatile artist whose styles encompass a wide range of musical genres, Philip Fortenberry is a performer with an equally expansive career. Philip is making a stop at the Marcus Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall for one night only in The Hands of Liberace.

Premiere virtuoso pianist Philip Fortenberry continues his solo tour, "The Hands of Liberace" tour in Arizona. Celebrating the musical genius of Liberace in his concert, Fortenberry will play well-known, loved pieces and share his insights. A performer on Broadway and the Las Vegas Strip, Fortenberry will star in "The Hands of Liberace" in the Green Valley Recreation West Center in Green Valley, Arizona on March 14.

Ridley Creek Productions is presenting a staged reading of a play about one man's struggle to fight in an era more unpredictable and more brutal than our own.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the national awardees of the 47th annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which was held April 13-18, 2015.

There is simply no book more controversial than the Bible: for centuries, humans have argued about the validity and implications of scripture. Its passages contain words like 'atonement' and 'sanctification.' How can a book like that be relevant to life today?

"Tartuffe, or the Imposter," is perhaps Moliere's most famous comic masterpiece. The plot revolves around a pompous head of household taken in by a cunning charlatan, under the religious cloak of piety. Tartuffe seeks to marry his benefactor's daughter, seduce his wife and gain the family fortune. Moliere gives us a farce with a scathing wit as he roasts religion, hypocrisy and sexual deceit.

Boise State's Student Union Performance Series presents pianist Phillip Fortenberry at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Special Events Center. Tickets may be purchased through Select-a-Seat outlets, online at www.idahotickets.com, at 208-426-1494 or at the door if there are any remaining. Cost is $15 general, $8 for seniors and Boise State faculty, staff and alumni, and $5 for students with ID. Prices do not include fees. Free parking is available in the Library, Liberal Arts and Administration parking lots.

Boise State's Student Union Performance Series presents pianist Phillip Fortenberry at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Special Events Center. Tickets may be purchased through Select-a-Seat outlets, online at www.idahotickets.com, at 208-426-1494 or at the door if there are any remaining. Cost is $15 general, $8 for seniors and Boise State faculty, staff and alumni, and $5 for students with ID. Prices do not include fees. Free parking is available in the Library, Liberal Arts and Administration parking lots.